Cowra Shire
| Cowra Shire New South Wales | |||||||||||||
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 Shire offices in Cowra | |||||||||||||
 Location in New South Wales | |||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 33°49′S 148°44′E / 33.817°S 148.733°ECoordinates: 33°49′S 148°44′E / 33.817°S 148.733°E | ||||||||||||
| Population | 12,476 (2015 est)[1] | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 4.440/km2 (11.499/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Established | 1980 | ||||||||||||
| Area | 2,810 km2 (1,084.9 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Mayor | Bill West | ||||||||||||
| Council seat | Cowra[2] | ||||||||||||
| Region | Central West | ||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Cootamundra | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Hume | ||||||||||||
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| Website | Cowra Shire | ||||||||||||
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The Cowra Shire is a local government area in the Central West region of New South Wales, Australia. The Shire is located adjacent to the Lachlan River, the Mid-Western Highway and the Lachlan Way.
The largest town and council seat is Cowra. The municipality also has a number of small villages: Billimari, Darbys Falls, Gooloogong, Morongla, Noonbinna, Wattamondara, Woodstock, and Wyangala.
The Mayor of Cowra Shire Council is Bill West.
Council
Cowra Shire Council has nine councillors elected proportionally as a single ward. All councillors are elected for a fixed four-year term of office. The mayor is elected by the councillors at the first meeting of the Council. The most recent by-election was held on 23 February 2013, and the makeup of the Council is as follows:[3]
| Party | Councillors | |
|---|---|---|
| Independents and Unaligned | 9 | |
| Total | 9 | |
The current Council is:[3]
| Councillor | Party | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bill West | Unaligned | Mayor | |
| Judi Smith | Unaligned | Deputy Mayor | |
| Ian Brown | Unaligned | ||
| Ruth Fagan | Unaligned | ||
| Jack Mallon | Unaligned | ||
| Bruce Miller | Unaligned | ||
| Raymond Walsh | Unaligned | ||
| Kevin Wright | Unaligned | ||
| Peter Wright | Unaligned | ||
References
- ↑ "3218.0 – Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2014–15". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
- ↑ "Cowra Shire Council". Division of Local Government. Retrieved 28 November 2006.
- 1 2 "Cowra Shire Council: Summary of First Preference and Group Votes for each Candidate". Local Government Elections 2012. Electoral Commission of New South Wales. 15 September 2012. Archived from the original on 20 May 2014. Retrieved 16 October 2012.
External links
Media related to Cowra Shire at Wikimedia Commons